Top 5 Horror-Themed Bars & Restaurants In Japan
What really makes this bar a “thriller” is that once an hour the lights turn out and a performer gets up on stage to tell you a scary story. The storytellers have real talent and their spooky so…
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Winners of Japan’s 2019 Laundromat of the Year Award
the overall top prize went to Hull (left) while the best design went to Eco Laundry (right)Around this time of year, a coveted prize is awarded within a niche industry in Japan: the Laundromat-o…
Japanese People Replacing Redundant Pagers With Fax Machines
Japanese people have begun upgrading their redundant pagers with cutting-edge fax machines after the nation’s last remaining pager provider, Tokyo Telemessage Inc., announced it would cease its …
Simple English Word Forcibly Injected Into Complicated Japanese Sentence
A very basic English word has been shoved into a complicated Japanese sentence today right in front of foreign resident Fiona Redman. Contrary to popular belief, the insertion of the English wor…
Robot explorer released toward asteroid in Hayabusa2's last mission
KYODO NEWS - 26 minutes ago - 13:22 | All, JapanJapanese space probe Hayabusa2 released Thursday a robotic explorer, bound for the surface of an asteroid -- the last task for the …
Pager services to end Tuesday in Japan after 50 years
Japan's sole pager provider will end its services Tuesday, with the device, first introduced in the country half a century ago, made redundant by mobile phones. Tokyo Telemessage Inc will s…
Nigerian man 'starved' to death in Japanese immigration detention
Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A Nigerian man died of starvation in a Japanese immigration detention center in June, Japanese authorities said Tuesday. The man died after three weeks of fasting while…
Japan still revels in its sumo traditions as the rugby excitement builds
The Rugby World Cup may be dominating the headlines here in Japan – covering both the front and back pages of the national newspapers – but it’s not the only sport that’s been grabbing the attention …
Japan and Singapore have world’s most powerful passports
Switzerland Joint 5th Getty Images/iStockphoto 2/15 5. Portugal Joint 5th Getty Images/iStockphoto 3/15 5. Austria Joint 5th Getty Images/iStockphoto 5/15 4. Sweden Joint 4th Getty Ima…
Insects "offer hints for the future of humankind" says Taku Satoh
Satoh co-curated the exhibition Insects: Models for Design with scientist Takeshi Yoro. On show at 21 21 Design Sight in Tokyo, the exhibition explores the role insects have played in the h…